Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

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The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show, usually held in late March or April, that honors the year's biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted by the children who watch the Nickelodeon cable channel. The show features numerous celebrity guests and musical acts.

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Alan Goodman, Albie Hecht and Fred Seibert started the awards show as The Big Ballot in 1986, named for the ballots kids voted with from places like Toys "R" Us. In 1988, it was renamed the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Now, it is possible to vote online at nick.com.

In 1990, the Kids' Choice Awards introduced the now familiar orange blimp award. Previously, the Kids' Choice Award was a gold statue shaped to look like a beret wearing child standing up (with his right leg crossed) and holding up a long orange stick (with the word Nickelodeon inscribed on it).

After Rosie O' Donnell's final show as host in 2003, Nickelodeon started picking other celebrities to host, based on their upcoming movies, in 2004. For example, Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz hosted the KCAs in 2004, coinciding with their upcoming movie, Shrek 2.

The Kids' Choice Awards are typically held in Los Angeles, California. They have previously been held at the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA, the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, the Hollywood Bowl, the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, and Universal Studios in Universal City, California.

Year Host
1986 The Big Ballot
1987 No show
1988 Tony Danza, Debbie Gibson, Brian Robbins, Dan Schneider
1989 Nicole Eggert, Wil Wheaton
1990 Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron, David Faustino
1991 Corin Nemec
1992 Paula Abdul
1993 Brian Austin Green, Holly Robinson and Tori Spelling
1994 Candace Cameron, Joey Lawrence, Marc Weiner
1995 Whitney Houston
1996 Whitney Houston, Rosie O' Donnell
1997 Rosie O'Donnell
1998 Rosie O'Donnell
1999[1] Rosie O'Donnell
2000[2] Rosie O'Donnell, David Arquette, LL Cool J, Mandy Moore, Frankie Muniz
2001 Rosie O'Donnell
2002[3] Rosie O'Donnell
2003[4] Rosie O'Donnell
2004[5] Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers
2005[6] Ben Stiller
2006[7] Jack Black
2007[8] Justin Timberlake
2008 TBA

The Hall of Fame Award (a gold version of the Blimp award) was presented to those whose accomplishments, fame and popularity set them above everyone else. Initially, the award was chosen by the kids from a slate of nominees. Actors, athletes and singers were all eligible for the award, with ballots containing nominees from multiple categories. Following the 2000 awards, the Hall of Fame Award was replaced with the Wannabe Award.

The Wannabe Award (a silver version of the Blimp award) is presented to the best celebrity role model or inspiration (or the person for whom the kids want to be like). The winner is determined prior to the awards, and is not voted upon by the kids.

*Caught in crossfire.

Unlike other televised awards shows, the Kids' Choice Awards never says how the nominees are determined. Some choices make it hard to believe that "kids" had any say in the matter. For example, in 2003 and 2004, the only NFL team nominated for favorite sports team was the Miami Dolphins, which did not make the playoffs in the 2002 or 2003 seasons;[citation needed] and in 2006, after years of Tony Hawk winning the favorite male athlete award, no "extreme sports" athletes were even nominated.[citation needed]

The voting method, online polling, allows one to vote "Once a Day." It is possible for someone to vote several times. Also, when ballots were made available at restaurants such as Burger King, voters could vote as many times as they want.

Meanwhile in 2007, Geoff Boucher of Los Angeles Times accused Nickelodeon of using the Kids' Choice Awards as essentially, a glorified commercial.[9][10][11] Many of the hosts, guests and presenters on the Kids' Choice Awards either had an upcoming movie, TV program, or album that came in the days or weeks after the ceremony.

  • In 2001, Jason Biggs was chosen to help present the award for his work in the R-rated American Pie 2. He was also announced as the star of the movie.
  • In 2005, Favorite Music Band winner Green Day brought major controversy around the nation, since they were nominated for their controversial album American Idiot, which has a "Parental Advisory" label due to its use of explicit language. There is no edited version of the album
  • In 2007, Favorite Male Singer Justin Timberlake won the award for his album FutureSex/LoveSounds. The album has "Parental Advisory" label for its vulgar language. Sexual content is also present in the album, however that is not the reason why it has a "Parental Advisory" label. There is also an edited version of the album.

  • In 1999, Britney Spears gave a live performance via satellite from Florida, while singing she wore a tight-fitting shirt, clearly showing that she was not wearing a bra.[citation needed]
  • In 2003, host Rosie O'Donnell, who just a year earlier publicly disclosed her sexual orientation, issued a statement promising to not air her anti-Iraq War statements during the program. O'Donnell claimed that a lighthearted show like the Kids' Choice Awards was not the right place for making a political statement. Nickelodeon said a "subtle" message would be acceptable, if O'Donnell decided to deliver it. "Peace is good. War is bad," O'Donnell said. "That's the message I'd like every child to learn."[12]
  • In 2006, while Chris Brown was announcing the winner for Favorite Male Athlete, he tripped on a wire saying, "Oh shit."[citation needed]
  • In 2006, Favorite Movie Actress Award winner Lindsay Lohan (who won for Herbie: Fully Loaded) accidentally exposed her bare bottom (the back of her short dress was clinging) as she was walking up on the stage to accept her award.[13]

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472150/
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475992/
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318493/
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450062/
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413045/
  6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459659/
  7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787497/
  8. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1002691/
  9. ^ Nickelodeon pours it on
  10. ^ Kids' Choice Awards grows up
  11. ^ Ad pros get giddy for Kids' Choice
  12. ^ Rosie: No Politics During Kids' Choice Awards (FREEP Nickelodeon)
  13. ^ Are “Wardrobe Malfunctions” stunts or accidents?

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